Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 31.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 31.1% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in El Salvador peaked at 48.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 154th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.8% | — |
| 1991 | 26.3% | +286.2% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 41.1% | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 46.6% | +47.9% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -46.5% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +42.1% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +73.5% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | -18.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 31.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 40% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 31.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.2%, 39% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +286.2% | 6.8% | 26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 6.8% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 37.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 22.2% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 15.5% | 38.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in El Salvador?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in El Salvador was 31.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- El Salvador ranks 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.